Dupchanchia (Bogra) Correspondent :
The cloth traders of different items in the new markets in Dupchanchia of Bogra are passing time busily as hundreds of people are purchasing Eid items of own choice even a week ahead of the Eid-ul-Fitr festivity.
Traders at different markets, shoping malls, complexes and makeshifts wayside said the correspondent that Eid shopping has already reached at the highest peak amid tight security measures with maximum sales now.
The shopping places have been wearing festive looks since 10 am daily with hundreds of the rushing men, women, girls, boys, students, youths and adolescents for buying Eid items and their movements have been creating traffic jams in every town till midnights. Office-in-charge Raiaz Ahmed said security measures have been tightened to enable the rushing people marketing without any problem and no untoward incidents were reported so far as most of the muggers and anti-social elements have been arrested.
According to the market sources and Eid-shoppers, prices of clothes for males, females, babies and children are 40 to 50 percent higher this time than last year and increased price has almost no impact on the rushing people purchasing their goods of own choice. A buyer of Eid said, “I have bought my Choiseul clothes from Dupchanchia new market.” The people are seen buying new clothes for coming Eid-ul-fitre from Zobeda shopping complex,Abul chairman market, Amzad complex and chacha vatiza market in high rate from 10 a.m to 10 p.m.” He added. A traders Amirul Hossain said, “We are selling Paki, masakkali and Tupur brand,” The female students, young girls and adolescents are mostly purchasing three pieces of both local and foreign origins with various designs like ‘Tumili’, ‘Chhanchhan’, ‘Ranjona’, Anar Koli’, ‘Jhilik-2’, ‘Khushi’, ‘Jibika’, Discochally’, ‘Chhammakchhalla’, ‘Oiswariya’, ‘Ulalla’, ‘Agnikonnya’, ‘Soti’, ‘Aksara’, ‘Heroin’, ‘Murder-3’, ‘Chennai’, ‘Sonakshi’ and others at higher rates than last year.
Sylhet Correspondent says: Most of the footpaths in the Sylhet’s busy areas have been flooded with makeshift shops ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest religious festival of the Muslims.
Mostly the lower-income people visit the footpath shops to shop a variety of items ahead of the festival as they can’t afford expensive items in the posh malls.
During visits to different areas of the Sylhet, almost all sorts of items, including garment, crockery, grocery, fruit, stationery, fish, chicken, vegetable, beaten rice, spices, molasses, puffed rice, juice powder were seen available in the footpath shops, comparatively at lower price.
Small vendors have occupied most of the footpaths in Court Point, Bandar bazar, Zindabazar, Kodomtoi and Railway station road of the Sylhet ahead of the Eid-ul-Fitr.
Hundreds of stalls have been set up ahead at Court point areas to be the major business hubs for the street vendors and hawkers. Sources said the footpath business sees huge sales every day during the first half of Ramadan, which usually multiplied in the last seven days of the fasting month.
Small vendors have already renovated their shops or built temporary stalls to make some brisk business at a time when the markets are bustling with crowd as shopping is picking up ahead of the festivity.
Farhana Aktar, a housewife, who came at Zindabazar footpath for Eid shopping, said they had to compromise on their Eid shopping due to higher prices of items. She and her husband, a day-labour, had to be satisfied by buying themselves half of the items they earlier had planned to buy.
A Rashid, an employee of a private farm at Bandar area, said the third or fourth-class employees of various government or private offices can do their Eid shopping from these footpath stalls at cheap rates.
However, the street vendors have to pay tolls to local political leaders and law enforcers for getting every tiny slot in footpaths to set up shops.
A street vendor in Zindabazar area told this correspondent that though it is illegal to set up shops on footpaths, they are being allowed to open their stalls by paying money regularly either to local hooligans or petrol police.
Mohibullah, who bought garments from a makeshift shop at Surma Point said ‘We are buying things from these stalls at cheap rates. So I am doing my Eid shopping at the street shop.’
BSS from Rangpur reports: The Eid markets have been witnessing record sales as hundreds of all age’s people rushing to the markets and shopping centres everywhere in Rangpur division just ahead of the Eid-ul-Fitr.
According to the leaders of different business organisations and trade bodies at bigger markets, shopping malls, complexes and makeshifts markets, Eid shopping has reached at the highest peak amid tight security measures and peaceful atmosphere.
Businesspersons at the markets and shopping malls in Rangpur city said selling has marked an all-time record despite higher prices this year following further improvement in the economic condition and increase of incomes of all people.
The markets, shopping malls and other business places have worn festive looks with rushing men, women, girls, boys, students, youths and adolescents for buying items of own choice.
Security measures have been tightened to enable the people marketing without any problem and no untoward incidents have so far been reported from anywhere in the division.
Huge members of the law enforcing agencies including police and intelligence personnel are being found patrolling the markets, shopping malls and centres in the city as elsewhere in the division.
According to market sources and buyers, prices of clothes for males, females, babies and children are almost 50 percent higher than previous year and increased price has almost no impact among the buyers.
In Rangpur city, Eid shoppers have been rushing to Maya Exclusive Fashion House, Golden Tower, Rangan, Zila Parishad Biponi Bitan, Shah Amanat, Rajanigandha, Jahaz Company Shopping Complex, Karupannya, City Plaza, Moti Plaza, Salek Market, Jamal Market, Station Market, Rajib Gandhi Market, Honumantola Market, Super Market, New Market, Adi Janata, Bismillah Garments, Madina Garments and other markets and shopping malls.
UNB from Netrakona adds: Shoppers in their thousands are flocking to the markets in the district as sales have already hit peak with Eid-ul-Fitr very near. People from low-income group and upper class are mainly among the shoppers who rush to the big markets in the district town and upazila headquarters to purchase items of their choice as the time for shopping is running out. Elderly men and women are also among the Eid shoppers who are found purchasing different outfits and accessories for themselves and their relatives.
Gathering of shoppers at the markets begin at 9.00 am and it continues till midnight. Talking to UNB, a number of shop owners said their shops were packed with shoppers and added that their shopping spree gained momentum after 11.00am. People from the rural areas are also flocking to the markets and shopping malls increasing rush of the Eid shoppers, said the shopkeepers.
Asked about sale of goods, Kamal, a salesperson at a shop selling women wears in the district town, said they were making good profit from sale.
He, however, declined to disclose their daily sale figure.
